Win + Up – Maximize the current
Window
Win + Down – Restore down or
minimize current Windows
Win + Left dow – Dock the
current Window to the left half of
the screen
Win + Right dow – Dock the
current Window to the right half of
the screen
Win + Number – Activate and
run the program pinned on Windows
7 Taskbar, running program won’t be
affected
Win + Home – Minimize all but
the current Window
Win + Space – Makes all
Windows transparent so you can see
through to the desktop
Win + Pause or Break –
Open System Properties
Win + Tab – Flip Aero 3D
[press Tab to cycle between
Windows]
Win + B – Move focus to
notification tray (the right-most
portion of the taskbar)
Win + D – Show/Hide desktop
Win + E – Windows Explorer is
launched
Win + F – Search
Win + G – Bring all gadgets on
top and foreground
Win + L – Lock Computer
Win + M – Minimize all Windows
Win + P – Open the projection
menu (generally used for laptops
connected to projectors)
Win + R – Run Command is
launched.
Win + S – OneNote Screen
Clipping Tool
Win + T – Show preview
thumbnail of running applications in
Windows Taskbar one by one without
mouse over
Win + X – Mobility Center
Win + # – Quicklaunch
Win + = – Magnifier
Win + + or - – Enables the
magnifier and zooms in/out
Win + Shift + Up – Maximize
vertical size
Win + Shift + Down –
Restore vertical size
Win + Shift + Left dow –
Jump to left monitor
Win + Shift + Right – Jump
to right monitor
Win + Shift + M – Undo all
Window minimization
Win + Shift + T – Cycles
backwards
Win + Ctrl + F – Opens the
Active Directory Find Computers
dialog
Ctrl + Right – Move the
cursor to the beginning of the next
word
Ctrl + Left – Move the cursor
to the beginning of the previous
word
Ctrl + Up – Move the cursor to
the beginning of the previous
paragraph
Ctrl + Down – Move the cursor
to the beginning of the next
paragraph
Ctrl + Click – A pinned taskbar
icon to cycle through the program’s
open Windows (e.g. IE)
Ctrl + Win + Tab –
Persistent flip 3D
Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key
– Select a block of text
Ctrl + Arrow + Spacebar –
Select multiple individual items in a
Window or on the desktop
Ctrl + Shift + Esc – Open
Task Manager directly
Ctrl + Shift + N – Create new
folder